Life in the UK Test 18

1. How many Olympic gold medals has the Scottish cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy, won?

2. Where is the Eden Project located?

3. Which film or film franchise produced in UK has been the biggest gross earner?

4. Which party formed the government in 2010?

5. When were the women given the right to vote at the same age as men?

6. Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves was a Spanish princess

7. The Monarch is responsible for the opening of the new parliamentary session each year

8. During the WWII, the evacuation of more than 300,000 British and French soldiers from France gave rise to which phrase?

9. When did Scotland abolish the authority of the Pope?

10. What organisations try to influence government policy?

11. What is the National Anthem of the UK?

12. What is known as the Bessemer process?

13. When did the American colonies declare independence?

14. Where are the youth cases heard in Scotland?

15. In which years did British Film Studios flourish?

16. The jury decides whether a person is 'guilty' or 'not guilty' based on what they have heard

17. Where did the people of the Bronze Age bury their dead?

18. Which TWO scientists led a team which was the first to clone an animal?

19. Who is the next heir to the throne?

20. What is the reason for more ageing population? Choose Two Answers

21. In Elizabeth I's time, English settlers began to colonise which part of the world?

22. What did the 'Bill of Rights' confirm?

23. What does the UK offer to its residents?

24. Which play was written by Shakespeare?